compilation
French, noun/kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃/
compilation is spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 4.9 times per million words in written French, the 11,366th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Compilation is a French feminine noun meaning “compilation (all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Recueil de textes et de documents pris à divers ouvrages”.
What does compilation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecompilation (all senses)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Recueil de textes et de documents pris à divers ouvrages. 2. Livre où l’auteur n’a rien mis d’original. 3. Ensemble de plusieurs œuvres musicales diverses et variées, réunies sur un même support, ou présentées dans une même représentation. 4. Action de compiler du code source grâce à un compilateur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of compilation
- compilations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce compilation?
- /kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ̃.pi.la.ɬ͡sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to compilation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is compilation in French?
compilation appears 4.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).